EP 3181290 A1 20170621 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED CONGLOMERATED POWDER REMOVAL FROM INTERNAL PASSAGES

Title (en)

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED CONGLOMERATED POWDER REMOVAL FROM INTERNAL PASSAGES

Title (de)

ENTFERNUNG VON GENERATIV HERGESTELLTEM, ANGEHÄUFTEM PULVER AUS INTERNEN DURCHGÄNGEN

Title (fr)

ÉLIMINATION DE POUDRE AGGLOMÉRÉE RÉALISÉE PAR FABRICATION ADDITIVE DES PASSAGES INTERNES

Publication

EP 3181290 A1 20170621 (EN)

Application

EP 16199684 A 20161118

Priority

US 201514946884 A 20151120

Abstract (en)

A tool (100) includes a flexible section (102); a head (104) that extends form the flexible section (102); and an exciter (106) within the head (104). A method of additively manufacturing a component (20) including burrowing a tool (100) into a conglomerated powder (50) within an internal passage (22) of an additively manufactured component (20), the tool (100) vibrating in a manner to facilitate removal of the conglomerated powder (50).

IPC 8 full level

B24B 1/04 (2006.01); B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B22F 3/24 (2006.01); B24B 5/06 (2006.01); B24B 5/40 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B22F 3/24 (2013.01 - EP US); B22F 10/66 (2021.01 - EP US); B22F 10/68 (2021.01 - EP US); B24B 1/04 (2013.01 - EP US); B24B 5/06 (2013.01 - EP US); B24B 5/40 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 64/35 (2017.07 - EP US); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01 - EP US); B22F 5/10 (2013.01 - EP US); B22F 10/12 (2021.01 - EP US); B22F 10/25 (2021.01 - EP US); B22F 10/28 (2021.01 - EP US); B22F 2003/247 (2013.01 - US); B22F 2999/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12 - EP US); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12 - EP US); C04B 2235/6026 (2013.01 - EP US); C04B 2235/945 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02P 10/25 (2015.11 - EP US)

C-Set (source: EP US)

B22F 2999/00 + B22F 2003/247 + B22F 2202/01
B22F 2999/00 + B22F 10/68 + B22F 2202/01

Citation (search report)

[X] GB 569133 A 19450507 - GOESTA IWARSSON LUNDIN
[X] DE 3325525 A1 19840419 - BORDET ETS [FR]
[X] US 2010147047 A1 20100617 - KERDILES ERIC [FR], et al
[XI] US 3526036 A 19700901 - GOOF SVEN KARL LENNART
[X] CN 102913121 B 20150401 - SHI WUJIANG
[X] JP 2002011009 A 20020115 - FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO LTD
[Y] GB 2517490 A 20150225 - UNIV MONTFORT [GB]
[Y] GB 191013802 A 19101013 - CALVERT GEORGE [GB]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3181290 A1 20170621; EP 3181290 B1 20210127; EP 3181290 B8 20210407; US 10220444 B2 20190305; US 10737363 B2 20200811; US 2017144382 A1 20170525; US 2019152012 A1 20190523

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16199684 A 20161118; US 201514946884 A 20151120; US 201916253501 A 20190122